The election for acting mayor at the Mersin Metropolitan Municipality has concluded. Following the arrest and subsequent suspension of Mayor Vahap Seçer from office, CHP member Gülşah Yıldırım Genç was elected acting mayor in the vote held at the municipal council.
The election was completed in the third round. In this round, Genç received 47 votes and was appointed to the position of Acting Mayor of Mersin Metropolitan Municipality.
In the first round of voting, Gülşah Yıldırım Genç received 47 votes, while Hamit Mert Avcı received 1 vote. There were 24 blank ballots in the ballot box, and 1 vote was deemed invalid.
In the second round, Genç's vote count remained unchanged and was recorded as 47. While the number of blank ballots remained at 24, the number of invalid votes rose to 2.
News Source: 12punto
